Jeff Favalo sits in with old mates in Mike Estep Band

Jennifer Grimes/The Post-StandardBack in the day, Jeff Favalo, left, performs with MEB band mates Mike Estep, center, and Paul Opel, right. The day in his photo, by the way, was July 19, 2001, in Cazenovia.

Front man Mike Estep passes along the news that a good, old friend will be back on stage with the Syracuse rock band this weekend.

Jeff Favalo will sit in on guitar because Tim Herron can't make the date.

Favalo is a founding member of The Mike Estep Band, which has been rocking Central New York since 1998. He left because life got more and more busy.

"We all look forward to having Jeff join us for the evening," Estep says. "Always a treat."

MEB plays at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Buffalo's, on Downer Street in Baldwinsville.

Always a thoughtful band mate, Estep adds, "Tim is on the road supporting the release of The Tim Herron Corporation's new disc 'Trivium.' For more info, check 'em out at www.timherroncorporation.com."

Herron will be back for the MEB show at 10 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse.